- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebrating the Life of James Gibson, December 24, 1929-January 24, 2009, Services, Friday, January 30, 2009-11:00 A.M., Murray Brothers Funeral Home, 1199 Utoy Springs RD., Atlanta, GA 30331
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2009-01-30
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for James Gibson. Birth date: December 24, 1929. Death date: January 24, 2009. Funeral date: January 30, 2009. Church: Murray Brothers Chapel (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_gibsonjames20090130
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_gibsonjames20090130
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009- 11:00 A.M.
On Saturday nieht, January 24, 2 009 James Gibson passed on at 6:30 p.m. in Atlanta, Georeia. lie was 79 years old. James, the oldest o his siblines, was born in Irwin County in Ocilla, Georeia on December 24, 1929 to Benny Gibson and Ola Iiall. Ater eraduatine hieh school James joined the Army and served his country as a Sereeant in the Korean War as a part o the Tank Core Unit. James received three honorary medals or his service in the Army. Durine this time he also married Palmzella Gibson (deceased) o Ocilla, Georeia. Upon receivine an honorable discharee hom the Army James returned home to Ocilla and subsequently settled in Lone Island, New York While in New Yark James met Delores Dandridee and remarried. While married to Delores, James opened and ran a successul business. Toeether they lived in Lone Island, New Y ark until he retired in 1989. In 1989 James and Delores moved to Atlanta, Georeia. While in Atlanta James met ma ny friends and acquired a manatjerial position at Q uality Livine Services (QLS) . Known or his expertise and handy work in the ield o carpent nJ, he was quickly relied upon or the majority o the decisions relatine to buildine repair, construction contracts and daily maintenance operations at multiple QLS locations. When James was not workine he loved to spend time house lookine with his wie, playine Pinochle with his friends, eardenine, spendine time with his amily and helpine others.
He leaves to mourn him, his wie Delores Gibson; our sons, Ronald Gibson o New York, Anthony Gibson (deceased), JeHrey Gibson o Georeia, Glynn Gibson o North Carolina; one dauehter, Trisha Gibson o Georeia; two stepsons Kirk Dandridee o Florida and liarold Dandridee Sr. (deceased); three dauehters-in-law, Dr. Bentley Patterson, Lexine Gibson (deceased) and Lisa Dandridee; twenty two erandchildren and ereat erandchildren; one sister, Gail LeBlanc; one brother, liarold Dean Gibson, and a host o Iovine amily and friends.
-OFFICIATINGDr. Michael Gibson THE ORDER OF SERVICE PROCESSIONAL ................................................................................................................... QLS Choir INVOCATION ........................................................................................................ Dana Dandridae POEM................................................................................................Jessica Dandridae Brinkley MUSICAL SELECTION....................................................................................Courtney Lockett REFLECTIONS .................................................................................................. Dr. Michael Gibson MUSICAL SELECTION....................................................................................Courtney Lockett DISCOURSE --- Reverend Michael liarris RECESSIONAL ......................................................................................Piano Accompaniment
Canton National CemeterlJ Canton, Georaia
The repass will take place after the Interment at Canton National Cemetery. This meal allows the family time to catch up on each other's lives and demonstrates the continuity of life even in the face of death. The repass will be held at the QLS Meadows Community Room
located on 3060 Continental Colony Pkwy ., Atlanta, Georaia 30331.
Perhaps lJOU sent a lovell] card, Or sat quietllJ in a chair.
Perhaps lJOU sent a hmeral spralJ,
1 so, we saw it there.
Perhaps lJOU spoke the kindest words,
As anlJ hiend could salJ. Perhaps lJOU could not be there at all,
Just thouaht o us that dalJ. Whatever lJOU did to console our hearts,
We thank lJOU so much. Whatever the part.
The Gibson P4mll1J
you were the alue, the calm one after the storm.
You were the deep voice that rumbled to brin8 thin8s back to norm.
you were the lovin8 arandfather that held our little hands.
You were the adorin8 husband, at times the unmovable one, that made the solid marital band.
you were the father it was never too late to aet to know.
You were a leader that modeled how from life's experiences one should arow.
You were our surroaate in many more ways than you could ever know.
You became what we needed, vrhen we needed1with love you'd freely bestow.
It seems just yesterday you were fryin8 fish, fixin8 arits and cuHin8 a rass.
Life has a way of catchin8 us off auard a nd then lyin8 by real fast.
There will always be tha t one more thin8 we wJ.sh we could say.
B ut we know that you are now at rest and for you it's a better day.
God's promises for the future are now what keep our hopes alive.
we look forward to the time we see you aaain, once more toaether side by side.